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Volatility is nothing new for Asian markets, particularly after a period of prolonged uncertainty throughout the Asian tech sector.
However, recent commentary from the Chinese government has led to renewed optimism, and China’s underlying economic environment could prove to be accommodative for growth stocks across the continent over the coming year.
Forget nukes – cyber conflict is the 21st century crisis
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The online age has heralded a new era of warfare, which pits not only sovereign nations against one another, but also cyber criminals against businesses, individuals, and their intellectual property.
Cybersecurity incidents soared in Australia during the past financial year, according to the recent Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) second annual threat report.
The naked truth – returns stripped back
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Looking at headline returns is a great way to quickly ascertain how much your portfolio has increased or decreased in a certain timeframe, but it tells us little in terms of how much risk has been attached to the investment, and how much of the return can be explained by movement in the wider market.
Cloud computing – the next tech revolution?
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The adoption of the cloud is arguably one of the most significant business transformations we have seen since the early days of the world wide web.
Given ongoing growth in online activity, and the sizable share of the world’s digital data and software applications still maintained outside of the cloud,
4 macroeconomic indicators and why they matter right now
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Economic indicators are as ubiquitous as financial commentators during a crisis, but what do they really mean, and why do they matter? Given uncertainty seems to dominate global discourse at the moment, we feel it is appropriate to examine the indicators that can give us insight into our economic prosperity in the coming months and beyond.
Pure alchemy – why gold matters
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As the Novel Coronavirus pandemic has spread, we have seen continued interest in gold for asset allocation usage and as a trading thematic. Given its popularity in times of economic stress, we thought it worthwhile to re-examine the case for gold given the current market uncertainty.
AUST, WRLD and HVST – a portfolio handbrake in volatile markets
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Given current sharemarket instability, we have received a number of questions regarding risk management and how to reduce portfolio volatility in times of market distress. Many of our investors have constructed well-balanced portfolios which incorporate fixed income as a counterweight to equities, but still would like an element of risk management for the equities component of their portfolio.
Lucky 8? 8 reasons to consider investing in Asian technology companies
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Technology companies continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (i.e. driven by technology) is dramatically changing the way we live. People familiar with the US-based Nasdaq 100 Index will no doubt be aware of the phenomenal growth the technology sector has seen since the Global Financial Crisis,
The Rise of the Robot: How Robotics are changing the face of the labour force
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We are becoming more accustomed to the presence of robots in our daily lives, whether that be through automated vacuums or the involvement of robots in completing our online shopping purchases – robots are moving to the mainstream. However, have you thought about how they are shaping the way we work?
HACK: Behind the Ticker – Spotlight on CyberArk
This article was last updated in June 2019
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This is the first in a new series of posts we are commencing in 2019, which we are calling “Behind the Ticker” (ticker being the name that some people use for stock code).